SF/F/H Link Post for 2015-01-20
Interviews & Profiles
- Andrew Liptak interviews C.J. Cherryh.
- Lawrence M. Schoen interviews Stephanie Burke.
- Tea and Jeopardy interviews Francesca Haig.
- Suvudu interviews Angus Watson.
- Risisng Shadow interviews Gareth L. Powell.
- LitPick interviews Edward Willett.
- Beauty in Ruins interviews Tim Marquitz.
- Smash Dragons interviews Ben Peek.
- TeleRead interviews Joseph S. Pulver Sr.
News
- Planets outside our solar system more hospitable to life than thought.
- Gollancz Acquire Three More Witcher Novels.
- Subterranean Press announces The Shaft by David J. Schow.
- ChiZine Publications to Publish Unauthorized James Bond Anthology.
- SFcrowsnest is looking for Reviewers.
Events & Event News
Crowd Funding
- Castles in Spain – An anthology of the stories that set the pace for science fiction, fantasy, and horror in Spain.
- Unspeakable Words Deluxe Edition by Playroom Entertainment.
Articles
- Jo Walton on Eight Books From the Last Decade that Made Me Excited About SF.
- Cecilia Tan on A Look At Bisexuality In Science Fiction.
- Brian Staveley on A Casual Fish Fry; Taoism in The Unhewn Throne Series.
- Shanna Swendson on Reporters in Spaaaaace!
- Rob J. Hayes on Gods, Demons and Witches.
- Jeff VanderMeer on 101 Weird Writers Preview: Alfred Kubin.
- Tor.com on Edgar Allan Poe and the Cult of the Unusual.
- David Moody on 28 Days Later.
- Northampton Herald & Post on Alan Moore calls on major religions to clean up their act.
- The Guardian on The 100 best novels: No 70 – Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949).
- Nautilus on The Hit Book That Came From Mars. [via Kam-Yung Soh]
- NYTimes on The Weird Science of Naming New Products. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Little Red Reviewer on A few of Andy’s favorite vintage titles.
- Carl V. Anderson on The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
- The B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog on 5 Reasons Discworld Is the Wildest Place Ever.
- The B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog on 8 Social Justice Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels.
- io9 on 10 Rules For Making Better Fantasy Maps.
Art
- A Smugglerific Cover (& Giveaway): The Wand & the Sea by Claire M Caterer .
- Star Wars Concept Art and Illustrations by Gustavo Mendonca.
- Concept Art by Andrei Pervukhin.
- Image of character (wishlady), Alexandr Leskinen.
- Dragon Hunter, ari yanto.
- The Joker, David Birgersson.
- 3013 korea, BAE BONG JIN.
- 25 Mind-Twisting Optical Illusion Paintings By Rob Gonsalves.
More Fun Stuff
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